United States v. William McKinley Johnson

83 F.3d 429 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William McKinley JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-16124. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 22, 1996. * Decided April 26, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Federal prisoner William McKinley Johnson appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion challenging his 20-year sentence for aiding and abetting armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 (a) and 2113(a), (d). Johnson contends that the district court erred by denying his claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 , 2255. We review de novo the district court's denial of a section 2255 motion and for clear error the court's underlying factual findings. See Frazer v. United States, 18 F.3d 778, 781 (9th Cir.1994). We affirm. Background 3 On April 7,…